Monday Night Racing Set to Start

Racing starts at 7 PM Monday night at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wi. and is open to everyone. It is a 7 week season and costs just $45 and includes a year end banquet with awards and prizes.

You can buy a ski pass at the Ski School desk at a reduced rate of $20. You generally take two runs and the times are added together. Each run is on a separate side by side Giant Slalom course similiar to NASTAR. Come on out and enjoy the snow.

Goggle Tan

It was a Bluebird day at Cascade Wednesday before the warm up arrived. Vacationers jammed the area like busy bees swarming on honey. Temps will drop on New Years Eve and skiing will be winter-like again.

Wilmot and Alpine Valley Open

More Milwaukee area ski areas opened. You can now ski at Wilmot or Alpine Valley. Devils Head, in Merrimac opened Saturday.

News Flash - Cascade Mountain Opens Saturday

Cascade Mountain Ski Resort will open at 9am Saturday with $25 lift tickets. They also plan on being open Sunday. Take advantage of the reduced ticket price and come on out.

Monday Night Race League

Alpine Valley Resort in East Troy Wi. hosts a Monday night Alpine race program. For a mere $45 you can compete with others on a Giant Slalom course similiar to a Nastar course. You do 2 runs, one on each side by side course. For more details let me know we will pass along the details. Snowboarders can also race. There are about 6 races scheduled starting in January. Beginners welcome.

Sunburst set to Open

Sunburst ski area is set to open Friday at noon. Where would you rather be carving turns or shopping at Wal Mart? Sunburst is in Kewaskum, north of Milwaukee.

Ski Areas Open

The ski season has begun. Out West, Loveland, A Basin, Keystone and some others opened last week. Locally, you can ski Tyrol Basin, west of Madison, this weekend, if you like to hike. No lifts are open but they are open during the day, Saturday and Sunday with $10 tickets. Sunburst has made snow. Granite Peak expects to open Nov. 20th. Ski Brule is open in Iron River, Michigan.

Ski Areas Close

It looks like Marquette Mountain and Ski Brule are closed. The last remaining open areas shut down for the season April 3rd and April 4th. Meanwhile parts of Colorado and Wyoming are still getting dumped on. Soon, unless you want to go to Oregon or Chile to ski it may be time to find a summer sport. Start dreaming of late November powder days.

Pond Skimming

Tyrol Basin was open Sunday March 28th and people took advantage of it. Nearly all runs were open although conditions have been better. You have to give them credit. They blew snow Thursday night. Pond skimming started at 3PM and about 13 participants schussed down the hill and launched themselves into the water outfitted with life jackets and crash helmets as rescuers remained nearby by in a 14 foot Sea Nymph.


One contestant had water skis that looked like they were more than 220 cms long. Unfortunately he was unable to navigate the hill and launch himself with full speed.
He still made a splash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwwzpdBxu6Y

What's Open?

Great conditions are available in the West. Locally Granite Peak in Wausau, Tyrol Basin west of Madison and Indianhead in the U.P. as well as Marquette Mountain and Ski Brule are all open.

Last chance for local turns. A warm-up is on it's way. It is as cold now as it has been in nearly a month. The soft snow may now be not as potato like locally.

Spring Skiing

Spring skiing at Cascade Mountain Resort Saturday was...well Spring like. After a overnight dusting of fresh snow and colder temps the skiing surface improved from last weekend's damp conditions. Many area resorts are closed. Cascade will be open till 4:30 Sunday March 21st. Tyrol Basin, west of Madison plans to stay open another week. Granite Peak, Ski Brule and Marquette Mountain are some of the few remaining resorts open for Spring Skiing.

Lutsen Mountain in Minnesota says April skiing is guaranteed.

Ski Cascade Mountain

We skied Saturday at Cascade Mountain and taught a lesson. In the morning it rained and fog enveloped the area. Later, the rain stopped and the fog remained. Most of the runs were open and there were no lift lines! Cascade is trying to remain open till Sunday March 21st.

Monsoons Arrive

Local ski update: Sunburst plans re-opening Saturday. Alpine Valley Friday at 3PM.
On Wednesday, Wilmot had a recorded snow report from Tuesday saying 4 lifts and 23 runs are open. Not. Cascade and Devils Head are open. Devils Head is offering $50 rooms this weekend. Cascade expects to be open till March 21st. The rain will be gone. But when?

Mount Bohemia re-opens Thursday. Marquette Mountain is open as is everything in the UP, we think. Call first. Brule reports all runs are open. They made snow yesterday. The temps dipped to 16. Granite Peak in Wausau reports 39 degrees and 74 runs open.

Corn Snow

It is that time of year again. Where did the winter go? I received a few emails from places like Tyrol Basin and Granite Peak telling me to go skiing. They're right. Let's go! Tyrol had a great email talking about what to expect this time of year. The snow may be firm before noon and after four but at mid-day it can be like mash potatoes. They call it SNIRT.

SNIRT is a mixture of wax, dirt, leaves, empty PBR Tall Boys etc.

See www.tyrolbasin.com

Tread carefully my friends.

Race day

It was race day Sunday at Sunburst for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Ski Council. It was the final race for the six event season. Members and guests raced two slalom and two Giant Slalom runs as usual. Conditions were excellent with soft snow, a bit of flat light but a forgiving course. Crashes were few unlike some of the Olympic races recently. Come out and enjoy the fun. As many as 60 people take part. Cost is minimal and the camaraderie is outstanding. Events such as these improve all of our personal skiing and conditioning. Go to skimilwaukee.org for results and more information.

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Race Day-Milwaukee Ski Council

The Metropolitan Milwaukee Ski Council held their fifth race of the season series Saturday, February 6th at Heiliger Heugel, aka Holy Hill ski area, north of Milwaukee and across from the famous shrine.

A strong northeast wind howled at the hill. Unlike the prior Holy Hill Race, two weeks ago, when a thick damp fog enveloped the area, visibility was good. It is important to be able to see a few gates ahead which was impossible last race.

The folks at Holy Hill are kind enough to permit racers to buy a ticket and ski at the private club, once or twice annually. A lunch time hot dog and after race Sprecher Amber Barrel stuck in the snow aided the effort.

As in the past each racer skied two slalom runs and two Giant Slalom runs. In slalom, single gates are set closely and most racers wear shin guards and custom pole handles to prevent pain as skiers smack gates in an effort to complete the course in the shortest time possible.

In, GS double gates are set up and the course is faster and less technical. Local ski and social clubs, like the Sitzmarks, Vagabonds, Snowmads and a new team known as the Alpine Valley Race team, which I am a member of, compete. Anyone can also show up on race day and pay a few bucks and be a "temp" racer and get involved.

Many participants help in setting up and tearing down the courses and taking times.
Afterwards an award ceremony is held and many are winners.

Jackson Hole

We spent some time skiing powder at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and one day at Grand Targhee in nearby Alta, Wyoming. Jackson got pounded with snow starting last Saturday and continuing till about Wednesday. According to locals, the new snow was overdue.

Now, 100 people can ride the tram in 9 minutes to 10,450 feet to the top of Rendezvous Bowl where the snow is usually light and dry. Corbets Couloir was closed due to exposed rock and thin cover. Backcounty skiing can be accessed nearby through gates for those with the proper tools and training.

Bluebird skies followed the storm system opening up 100 mile views for skiers and riders. After a few sunny days another system rolled in with predictions of 10-15 inches in the higher elevations.

Milwaukee Ski Racing

Check it out. Click on Milwaukee Ski racing and you will go to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Ski Council web site. Races at Sunburst, Holy Hill, Alpine Valley and Crystal Ridge.